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Wildlife group lists diseases that global warming may spur

… Conservation Society (WCS) has included avian influenza, Ebola fever, Rift Valley fever, and plague on a list of 12 … Conservation Society (WCS) has included avian influenza, Ebola fever, Rift Valley fever, and plague on a list of 12 … into greater contact at remaining water sources." Ebola hemorrhagic fever: There is evidence that outbreaks of …
Robert Roos
 

News Scan for Aug 05, 2016

… said the crisis is a repeat of WHO's mismanagement of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014. "It was the same people at WHO that made the initial calls during Ebola and it was the exact same response: 'We've got enough, … control.' " Bruce Aylward, MD, MPH, who directed the WHO's Ebola response, acknowledged that more changes are still …

House sends BioShield bill to Bush

… signature. Infectious disease topics Anthrax Bioterrorism Ebola Plague Public Health Body Jul 16, 2004 (CIDRAP News) – … countermeasures for other dangerous pathogens, such as Ebola and plague. And it will give the Food and Drug …
 

China has avian flu case; virus hits poultry in Sudan

… disease topics Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Cholera Ebola Yellow Fever Body Apr 18, 2006 (CIDRAP News) – A … In less than 2 years, WHO has noted, Sudanese experienced Ebola, shigellosis, hepatitis E, meningococcal disease, …
 

News Scan for Nov 13, 2019

… The vaccine is based on the same VSV platform as Merck’s Ebola Zaire virus vaccine, which yesterday was given … for licensing by the WHO. Marburg virus, like Ebola, is often deadly and could be used as a bioweapon. Both Marburg and Ebola are filoviruses. Nov 12 IAIV press release Infectious …

News Scan for Jul 12, 2019

… is one of two in the grips of the world’s second-largest Ebola outbreak, which has been ongoing for the past year. In addition to Ebola, the DRC has seen almost 2,000 deaths from measles this … persons housed in makeshift camps. "The combined threat of Ebola and measles for the thousands of families living in …

NEWS SCAN: Smuggled vials, Obama's food safety group, HHS preparedness nominee, H5N1 developments

… topics Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Influenza, General Ebola Foodborne Disease Public Health Body May 13, 2009 … May 5 for allegedly trying to smuggle vials used in Ebola and HIV research at Canada's National Microbiology …
 

Uganda plans vaccination push to stop yellow fever

… to press reports. Infectious disease topics Climate Change Ebola Plague Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Yellow Fever Body Dec … headache, fever, and vomiting of blood, was dysentery, Ebola fever, or, most recently, pneumonic plague. …
Robert Roos
 

Senate passes Zika funds as groups brace for readiness cuts

… will veto because it is too small and diverts funds from Ebola activities. In other new Zika developments, public … unspent resources that have already been approved for the Ebola response. The committee said its legislation is … about the House bill is that it would take away from Ebola resources. The CDC still has 100 experts on the ground …
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News Scan for Oct 07, 2016

… live poultry High-dose colistin Vaccines in young kids Ebola vaccine contract Polio in Nigeria Body CDC: 2016 was … the advanced development of VSV-EBOV, one of the candidate Ebola vaccines that is furthest along in clinical trials and … the development of VSV-EBOV (vesicular stomatitis virus-Ebola virus), originally developed by scientists at the …

News Scan for Aug 20, 2020

… and breastfeeding Routine vaccine uptake in teens More Ebola cases, deaths Salmonella outbreak tied to peaches … coverage," the authors wrote. Aug 20 MMWR study   Ebola infects 7 more in DRC outbreak; total climbs to 96 cases, 42 deaths Seven more Ebola cases have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of …

News Scan for Dec 05, 2018

… state. The patient was initially suspected as having Ebola, as he had recently traveled to the DRC, which is battling the second-largest Ebola outbreak in history. The man tested negative for Ebola virus but positive for yellow fever, prompting the …

NIAID releases lengthy bioterrorism research agenda

… Infectious disease topics Anthrax Bioterrorism Botulism Ebola Plague Smallpox Tuberculosis Tularemia Viral … Vaccines: Human testing of new vaccines for anthrax and Ebola virus will soon begin, and research on improved …
 

NIH responds to worries about Boston biodefense lab

… of the project. Infectious disease topics Bioterrorism Ebola Public Health Body Mar 6, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – The … rates. The pathogens used in the assessment included Ebola hemorrhagic fever virus, monkeypox virus, Sabia …
 

Report details economic benefits of US global health R & D

… health tools to late-stage development, including an Ebola vaccine candidate, an HIV vaccine candidate, and a … the group found. In 2015, apart from one-time Ebola funding, support for global health was a quarter of a … emergency, the analysis warned, pointing to a candidate Ebola vaccine that was shelved because of a lack of research …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
AIDS researcher

News Scan for Jan 17, 2019

… instances of wrongdoing, including alleged misspending of Ebola funds targeted to the current Democratic Republic of … December said actions of a senior doctor involved in the Ebola response were unprofessional and racist, including … at a meeting in November. Another email about the Ebola response questioned how the WHO was spending donated …

Report: Pharma firms must boost access for LMICs, R&D for pandemic threats

… disease topics Antimicrobial Stewardship COVID-19 Ebola Marburg Resilient Drug Supply Viral Hemorrhagic Fever … disease (EID) activity, with the recent approval of J&J's Ebola vaccine and Bayer's plans to register its product to … already face the threats of EIDs—with recent outbreaks of Ebola, Marburg virus and Lassa Fever illustrating the urgent …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
Healthcare worker drawing COVID vaccine into syringe

NEWS SCAN: H7N1 in ostriches, E coli recall, shingle vaccine effectiveness, possible bioterror drugs, fighting ICU infections, polio in Pakistan

… Stewardship Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) E coli Ebola Marburg MRSA Polio Body Apr 10, 2013 H7N1 detected in … tularensis , which causes tularemia; and Marburg and Ebola viruses, according to a study in PLoS One . Researchers … formerly used to treat malaria, protected mice against Ebola virus. "It would be important to determine if a …
 

News Scan for May 12, 2015

… resistance, emerging infectious diseases such as Ebola, and neglected diseases. They aired their views in a … said. "The devastating loss of human life from the Ebola outbreak of 2014 must not be in vain. It must prompt … topic Antimicrobial Stewardship Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Ebola Pertussis Public Health Date Tue, 05/12/2015 - 09:00 …

News Scan for Jul 10, 2015

… of lab workers to Bacillus anthracis and one worker to Ebola virus and the shipment of a deadly strain of avian flu … Book, with updated sections on emerging diseases such as Ebola, MERS, and chikungunya. Titled "CDC Health Information … Infectious disease topic Biosecurity Issues Chikungunya Ebola Foodborne Disease Malaria MERS-CoV Yellow Fever …

News Scan for May 02, 2017

… total to 21. He said tests have repeatedly ruled out Ebola and Lassa fever. A media report from Liberia News … ECDC report Infectious disease topic Misc Emerging Topics Ebola Zika Antimicrobial Stewardship Diagnostics Date Tue, …

CDC sets rules for handling 1918 flu virus

… Anthrax Influenza, General Pandemic Influenza Bioterrorism Ebola Plague Public Health Smallpox Tularemia Body Oct 21, … select agents include the pathogens that cause smallpox, Ebola fever, anthrax, plague, and tularemia, as well as …
 

Regeneron to begin trials for COVID-19 antibody cocktail

… in hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients. Similar to Ebola antibody cocktail REGN-COV2 consists of two … a triple-antibody drug developed by Regeneron for treating Ebola. The Food and Drug Administration granted priority … review for REGN-EB3 in April after trials conducted in Ebola treatment centers in the Democratic Republic of the …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

DRC declares measles outbreak after 1,500 deaths

… topics Measles Body Alongside a tough battle against Ebola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) health … efforts. Some of the same challenges have dogged the DRC's Ebola response, as well. A mass measles vaccination campaign … comparison, 1,390 deaths have been reported in the DRC's Ebola outbreak since last August. So far this year, MSF has …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
Measles vaccination in Africa

Panel faults NIH risk assessment for Boston biodefense lab

… Council (NRC). Infectious disease topics Bioterrorism Ebola Public Health Body Dec 5, 2007 (CIDRAP News) – Amid … scenarios modeled and described in the risk assessment: Ebola hemorrhagic fever virus, monkeypox virus, Sabia …
 

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